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COLUMBUS — In response to Sen. Rob Portman’s announcement that he believes that the nomination to replace Justice Antonin Scalia should come after the Presidential election, Ohio Democratic Party Chairman David Pepper issued the following statement: “Ohio voters, and the country, elected President Obama in 2012 to a four-year term. The Constitution makes perfectly clear

COLUMBUS — Sen. Rob Portman is facing heat from the declaration by Senate Republican leaders that they will defy their constitutional duty to vote on the confirmation of a new U.S. Supreme Court Justice. Various media outlets have already highlighted the problem faced by Portman, who has so far refused to comment on whether he

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Democratic Party today announced that Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders will both speak at the 2016 ODP Legacy Dinner at the Columbus Convention Center on Sunday, March 13, the weekend before the critical swing state holds its primary election. “Ohio will once again be the center of the

On Budget Day, A Look At Portman’s Record As OMB Director COLUMBUS — With the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) release of the Administration’s budget today, it is time to take a look at Sen. Rob Portman’s record as OMB Director. Just like he does today, as OMB Director Portman prioritized the Washington establishment

COLUMBUS — A new report in the Columbus Dispatch reveals Sen. Rob Portman’s latest excuse for his decades-long record of supporting job-killing trade deals: ignorance. When confronted by reporters on Monday about criticism of his pro-trade record, Portman incredulously claimed, “I don’t know what he means.” In response, today the Ohio Democratic Party is helpful

COLUMBUS — Today, on the Chinese New Year, Franklin County Democratic Party Chairman William Anthony and concerned Ohioans spoke out against Sen. Rob Portman’s record of supporting unfair trade deals that ship Ohio jobs to places like China. In celebration of Portman’s favorite holiday, attendees also brought a basket full of products made in China

Portman Can’t Hide From His Job-Killing Trade Record COLUMBUS — Just like the ultimate Washington insider that he is, Sen. Rob Portman is attempting a transparent, election-year attempt to cover up his decades-long support for unfair trade policies that have shipped Ohio jobs to places like China — even though he voted to fast track

Public records unveiled by the Associated Press show that Attorney General Mike DeWine coordinated on numerous occasions with the president of anti-abortion group Ohio Right to Life. He did so as he was using taxpayer funds to investigate and publicly attack Planned Parenthood. “With a heroin epidemic and a broken criminal background check system, among

In response to President Obama’s announcement today on substance abuse prevention and an upcoming hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on the issue, Ohio Democratic Party spokesman Daniel van Hoogstraten made the following statement on Sen. Rob Portman’s continued hypocrisy and deception on this critical subject: “Here are the facts: Senator Rob Portman bragged about